Legal Opinion
Donald Albert Heerman v. Jessalynn Burke
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 8, 1959No. 16114PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VOGEL, Circuit Judge.
This is a suit to recover money damages for injuries alleged to have been received by plaintiff (appellee) while riding as a guest in the defendant’s (appellant’s) automobile. Jurisdiction is based upon diversity of citizenship and amount involved. Plaintiff had judgment based on a jury verdict in the amount of $10,000.00. The sole question raised on this appeal is whether or not the trial court erred in denying defendant’s request to have the jury specifically instructed on his theory of the case.
The record reveals that on the morning of July 17, 1956, the defendant, an…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- J. A. Herzog v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1956
- Chicago & N. W. Ry. Co. v. GreenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1947
- Bernard Bloch v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1955
- Pfotzer v. Aqua System, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1947
- J. A. Herzog v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1955
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Eustace Weekes v. Michigan Chrome & Chemical Company, a Michigan Corp.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1965
- Lillian M. Rain and James A. Rain, Her Husband v. Theodore PavkovCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1966
- Beaumaster v. CrandallAlaska Supreme Court · 1978
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